Europeans fly home from Nepal earthquake nightmare
- 9 years ago
More than 100 British survivors were reunited with loved ones in London early on Thursday, after flying out of Nepal.
One dual national has been confirmed dead in Saturday’s earthquake.
Amid emotional scenes at London’s Stansted Airport, those who survived the disaster described their experiences.
Nepal earthquake: Stranded Britons reunited with loved-ones at Stansted airport http://t.co/K8HWUD7LFx pic.twitter.com/eu1WvtMf6p— Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) April 30, 2015
“We were lucky enough that we were in a building that was stable when it happened and we got to a safe place very quickly, unlike a lot of people,” one young woman told reporters.
There were strong emotions, too, for Italians flying into Milan minus two members of a climbing group who had lost their lives in the disaster.
“There was an avalanche of rocks,” climber Iolanda Mattevi told journalists, her arms heavily bandaged.
“My friend saw a big stone and instinctively took refuge behind it. And he
One dual national has been confirmed dead in Saturday’s earthquake.
Amid emotional scenes at London’s Stansted Airport, those who survived the disaster described their experiences.
Nepal earthquake: Stranded Britons reunited with loved-ones at Stansted airport http://t.co/K8HWUD7LFx pic.twitter.com/eu1WvtMf6p— Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) April 30, 2015
“We were lucky enough that we were in a building that was stable when it happened and we got to a safe place very quickly, unlike a lot of people,” one young woman told reporters.
There were strong emotions, too, for Italians flying into Milan minus two members of a climbing group who had lost their lives in the disaster.
“There was an avalanche of rocks,” climber Iolanda Mattevi told journalists, her arms heavily bandaged.
“My friend saw a big stone and instinctively took refuge behind it. And he